nij निज् cl. 2. Ā. niṅkte, [Dhātup. xxiv, 16]; cl. 3. P. Ā. nenekti, nenikte (Intens.?; cf. below), [Dhātup. xxv, 11] (from the pres. stem only 2. pl. Impv. ninikta, [RV.], p. nijāná, [ib.], nije = ninije, [BhP.]; pf. nineja, ninije Gr.; fut., nekṣyati, nektā, [ib.]; aor. anijam, jan, [AV.]; anaikṣīt, nikṣi, [ib.]; ind.p. niktvā́, [Br.]; -nijya, [ib.]; dat. inf. -nije, [RV.]), to wash, cleanse, purify (Ā. one's self), [RV.]; [ŚBr.] &c.; to nourish, [Dhātup.] : Pass. nijyate, to be washed &c., [MBh.] : Caus. nejayati, [Br.]; aor. anīnijat Gr.: Desid. ninikṣati Gr.: Intens. nénekti, nenikté (cf. above; Pot. neniyāt, [Mn. viii, 396]; nenijīsti, nenijyate Gr.), to wash (one's self). [cf. Gk. νίζω for νιγ-ζω; Angl.Sax. nicor; Germ. Nix, Nixe.] nija निज ni-já mf(A)n. (√ jan) innate, native, of one's own party or country (with ripu m. an enemy in one's own country, [Hit.]; m. pl. one's own people, [Rājat.]) constant, continual, [AV.]; [Br.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. (in later Sanskṛt used as a reflex. possess. pron. = sva, my own, his own, our own &c.) niji निजि g. yavādi nijur निजुर् ni-°júr f. singeing, burning, destroying by fire, [RV. ii, 29, 6.] nijūrv निजूर्व् ni-√ jūrv P. -jūrvati, to consume by fire, [RV.] nijaghni निजघ्नि ni-jaghní mfn. (√ han) striking down, overpowering, [RV.] nijasva निजस्व ni-ja—sva n. one's own property, [MW.] nijimat निजिमत् niji—mat mfn., [ib.] nijānukā निजानुका ni-jā́nukā f. shaking or trembling of the knees, [TaittĀr.] nijārtham निजार्थम् ind. for one's own sake, for one's self, [MW.] nijadhṛti निजधृति ni-ja—dhṛti f. N. of a river in Śāka-dvīpa, [BhP.] nijaghāsa निजघास ni-ja—ghāsa m. ‘devouring his own’, N. of a demon, [Hariv.] nijaśatru निजशत्रु ni-ja—śatru m. an enemy being in one's own self, an innate enemy, [R.] nijamukta निजमुक्त ni-ja—mukta mfn. liberated for ever, [Kap.] nijapakṣa निजपक्ष ni-ja—pakṣa m. one's own party or adherents, [Kathās.] nijihvika निजिह्विक ni-jihvika mfn. = (or w.r. for) nir-jihva, tongueless, [Hir. i, 15, 5]. nijuhnūṣu निजुह्नूषु ni-juhnūṣu mfn. (Desid. of ni√ hnu) wishing to conceal or deny, [W.] nijakarman निजकर्मन् ni-ja—karman n. one's own work nijavinoda निजविनोद ni-ja—vinoda m. N. of wk. nijighṛkṣayat निजिघृक्षयत् ni-jighṛkṣayat See ni-grah above. nijalābhapūrṇa निजलाभपूर्ण ni-ja—lābha-pūrṇa mfn. engrossed in self-interest, self-satisfied, [MW.] nijākṣaramīmāṃsā निजाक्षरमीमांसा nijākṣara-mīmāṃsā f. N. of wk. nijātmānandanātha निजात्मानन्दनाथ nijātmānanda-nātha m. N. of an author, [Cat.] nijakarmabandhana निजकर्मबन्धन ni-ja—kar°ma-bandhana mfn. fettered by one's own works, [MW.] nijānandānubhūtiprakaraṇa निजानन्दानुभूतिप्रकरण nijānandānubhūti-prakaraṇa n. N. of wk.